New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 17:2-8

2I willestablishוְאֶתְּנָ֥הve.'e.te.NahH5414Mycovenantבְרִיתִ֖יve.ri.TiH1285betweenH996Me and you, And I willmultiplyוְאַרְבֶּ֥הve.'ar.BehH7235you exceedinglyH3966.”

3Abramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307on his faceפָּנָ֑יוpa.NavH6440,and Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430talkedוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696with him, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4“As for Me, beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,My covenantבְרִיתִ֖יve.ri.TiH1285is with you,And you will be the fatherלְאַ֖בle.'AvH1of amultitudeהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995of nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471.

5Noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֛וֹדodH5750shall your nameשִׁמְךָ֖shim.KhaH8034be calledיִקָּרֵ֥אyi.ka.Re'H7121Abramאַבְרָ֑ם'av.RamH87, Butyour nameשִׁמְךָ֙shim.KhaH8034shall beAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85; ForI have madeנְתַתִּֽיךָ׃ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414you the fatherאַב־'av-H1of a multitudeהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995of nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471.

6I will makeוְהִפְרֵתִ֤יve.hif.re.TiH6509you exceedinglyH3966fruitfulH6509,and I will makeוּנְתַתִּ֖יךָu.ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414nationsלְגוֹיִ֑םle.go.YimH1471of you, andkingsוּמְלָכִ֖יםu.me.la.KhimH4428will comeיֵצֵֽאוּ׃ye.Tze.'uH3318forthH3318from you.

7I will establishוַהֲקִמֹתִ֨יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965My covenantבְּרִיתִ֜יbe.ri.TiH1285betweenH996Me and you and yourdescendantsזַרְעֲךָ֧zar.'a.KhaH2233afterאַחֲרֶ֛יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310you throughout their generationsלְדֹרֹתָ֖םle.do.ro.TamH1755for aneverlastingעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769covenantלִבְרִ֣יתliv.RitH1285,to be Godלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430to you and to yourdescendantsוּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֖u.le.zar.'a.KhaH2233afterאַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃'a.cha.Rei.khaH310you.

8I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414to you and to yourdescendantsוּלְזַרְעֲךָ֨u.le.zar.'a.KhaH2233afterאַחֲרֶ֜יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310you, the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of your sojourningsמְגֻרֶ֗יךָme.gu.Rei.khaH4033,allכָּל־kol-H3605the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,for an everlastingעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769possessionלַאֲחֻזַּ֖תla.'a.chu.ZatH272; andI will be their Godלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.”

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